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Self-care: how pharmacy can lead the way

Self-Care Week is approaching fast. Here's how to get involved. By Ade Williams.

04 Nov 2025

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Thirty years of Pharmacy Magazine

This month sees Pharmacy Magazine’s 30th anniversary issue. A lot has happened since our launch in October 1995, writes editor Richard Thomas.

10 Oct 2025

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Opinion: Self-selection or self-destruction?

Open display of P medicines serves only to erode community pharmacists’ professional integrity, says PM editor Richard Thomas.

22 Aug 2025

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Why self-care is the health revolution we need

By emphasising an expanded role for community pharmacies, policymakers are signalling their confidence in self-care. But change is required to embed it into public behaviour, says chief science officer at Opella, Dr Josephine Fubara.

18 Aug 2025

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Editor’s viewpoint: Good ideas are not enough

Lofty in ambition yet light on detail – Labour’s plan for the NHS leaves community pharmacists both hopeful and wary, says Pharmacy Magazine editor, Richard Thomas.

10 Jul 2025

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Opinion: It’s why we get out of bed

When I wake up each morning, I don’t think only about what I have planned for the day, but also why I am doing it. So says new NPA chair Olivier Picard.

26 Jun 2025

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Editor’s viewpoint: Decent start but could be (much) better

Now that the dust has settled somewhat, there was quite a lot to like – but also dislike – about England’s contractual framework settlement. So is it a good deal for community pharmacy or not?

23 Apr 2025

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Viewpoint: Moving towards a better balance

As a new report highlights community pharmacy workforce issues as a major risk to patient safety, ex-deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England Bruce Warner looks at what can be done to turn things around.

07 Apr 2025

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Pharmacy First: what happens now?

The future of the Pharmacy First service in England is clouded in uncertainty yet its potential is enormous. Even more than that – contractors need the cash, writes editor Richard Thomas.

17 Mar 2025

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From the Editor: Neighbourhood watch

Commissioning is undergoing a quiet revolution. Pharmacy must be an active partner in integrated neighbourhood care. By Richard Thomas.

07 Mar 2025

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Prescribing: Time to get serious

A paper on the expansion of pharmacist prescribing from Bruce Warner and colleagues from the University of Nottingham is both timely and important, says Keith Ridge, former England CPhO.

27 Jan 2025

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Opinion: A watershed year for pharmacy

The vote by members of the RPS on the establishment of a Royal College of Pharmacy is a pivotal moment, says former RPSGB president Steve Churton.

20 Jan 2025

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Pharmacy 2024: a year of crises and closures

The sad sight last year of shuttered pharmacies became increasingly common, says Andrew McCoig. Will the Government finally bring common sense to bear in 2025 – before it’s too late?

03 Jan 2025

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A Royal College for pharmacy? Let’s raise our expectations

A vote for a Royal College would make structured career progression and support for advanced practice a reality for many community pharmacists. But it would only be as good as the profession wants to make it, says RPS Scottish Pharmacy Board chair Jonathan Burton.

03 Jan 2025

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